agony

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Stati Uniti//ˈæɡ.ə.ni//
//ˈeɪ̯ɡ.ə.ni//

Extreme pain or anguish.

sostantivo

1
Extreme pain or anguish.
When the weight fell on her foot, she cried out in agony.
2
The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (often capitalized).
And being in an agonie, he prayed more earneſtly,[…].
3
desuetoViolent contest or striving.
The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations.
4
desuetoParoxysm of joy; keen emotion.
With cries and agonies of wild delight.
5
The last struggle of life; death struggle.

Etimologia

14th century, via Old French and Latin from Ancient Greek ἀγωνία (agōnía, “emulation, competition, struggle”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”). Specifically of the struggle that precedes death (mortal agony) from the 1540s. By surface analysis, agon + -y. The sense of "extreme pain" from c. 1600.

Forme

plurale: agonies

agitated · Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.Agnes · A female given name from Ancient Greek.ago · Before now, before the present time

agony · Extreme pain or anguish.

agree · To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to…agreeable · Able to agree; possible to be agreed.agreed · In harmony.

Le pagine vicine — L'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.